You can mount a ‘Google Drive’ onto you Mac, it’s a neat cloud based storage solution from Google. The Google Drive sits on your desktop. It looks like a regular hard drive and the contents of the folder are automatically available to anyone else who has access to the same Google Drive.

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Google Drive is similar but different to dropbox. When you move a file into dropbox the file is moved into dropbox, like you would expect if you were moving a file into a different folder. (The file is not copied, it is moved.) But when you drag a file into your Google Drive it doesn’t move the file, it creates a copy of the file. It’s more like copying the file to a thumb drive.

May 27, 2019  This wikiHow teaches you how to change the share settings to protect a Google Drive folder on PC or Mac. You can change the share settings so that only specific users can view the folder. You can also restrict who has the ability to edit make changes to a folder. There is also an extension called LockMagic you can use to encrypt your Google. Go back to Backup and Sync app. Login with your account. And select folder and file that you want to sync on your device. Before starting the syncing process, you have to change the path of your sync, you can find it under 'Google Drive' Icon. Click 'change.' choose the folder that you have prepared before. And press enter. Feb 09, 2013  As I mentioned in my December 31, 2012 article, 'How to Locate & Manage Your 'Stuff' in OS X', the Shared Folder is a special folder located inside the Users Folder in the system drive's root. Note: Drive Sync is no longer supported from May 12, 2018. Use this tip to change the default folder location in Windows. When you download Google Drive to your PC a default folder will be created in C:Usersyour nameGoogle Drive. If you want to change the name or location of this folder you can do so by following the steps below.

Many of the files that are located in my 'Documents' folder could have been placed in the 'Library' folder by the creating application. I think the MS User Data folder is not placed in the 'Library' for historic reasons dating back to Classic Mac OS. Safely store and share your photos, videos, files and more in the cloud. Your first 15 GB of storage are free with a Google account. Rename /Google Drive/ folder to whatever you want (Normally found inside the user's home folder) Next, you need to Open Google Drive ( Backup and Sync from Google ) and wait for it to complain that the folder is missing; Next, you can click the menu item and click the warning item; Now, Click 'Locate Folder.'

Because of this difference in the way they behave, Dropbox feels like it’s a folder on your computer like any other folder, it just happens to be shared with others. But Google Drive has a different feel. It feels like a foreign hard drive that is out there in the cloud and you happen to have access to it from your computer. Each have their advantage, and I use both.

Another big point of difference is that Google Drive requires an active internet connection. Last week our internet was down, and I went to access a file in my Google Drive, and I could see it, but not access it without a web connection. Dropbox syncs the 2 folders completely, so they are available offline as well.

We use Google Drive to share documents across our organisation. I use dropbox to share files that I am working on across my own personal computers. I find it really useful to have this distinction in my head. Files that I want to share with other people – Google Drive. Files that I want to share with myself – Dropbox. Of course, you could use these tools any way you want but that’s the way I have found myself using them.

Here’s how to get Google Drive going.

Setting up Google Drive

1. Â Download the Google ‘Drive File Stream’ App from here:

https://www.google.com/drive/download/

(It’s on the right under Business).

2. Install the app and enter your Google G-suite username and password.

(To use Google Drive you must be part of an organisation. Google Drive syncing is through some software called G-suite.) This is free to non-profit organisations but if you are a commercial organisation you will need to subscribe to it.

The Google Drive will now appear on your desktop something like this:

If you click on it it will open up like a normal hard drive and you will see something like this:

My Drive

In your Google Drive will be a folder called “My Drive”

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My Drive has your own documents in it. It’s similar to dropbox. You can keep this folder private or you can choose to share it with other members of your organisation, or you can use it to share documents publicly on the Internet.

You will notice another folder called ‘Team Drives’

Team Drives

The ‘Team Drives’ folder only has folders that your organisation shares with you. Your administrator will give you access to the folders that they want you to access. You can be given full access to edit files and add new files or you can be given read-only access.

If you are not part of an organisation that uses G Suite, there is another solution from Google called ‘Backup and Sync’ which is for personal use. I have written an article on the differences between ‘Backup and Sync’ and ‘G Suite’ here.

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[Update:Check out the new OWC icons here!]

Recently, OWC Chris S. demonstrated how to create custom Mac icons for use with folders and apps among other things. However, if you’re looking for pre-made icons from OWC, we have you covered.

OWC ships all of its drives with a custom drive icon to help differentiate it from your other FireWire and USB devices. But when you reformat your drive, you’ll lose the icon along with it and you’ll be left only with the generic orange FireWire or USB icon for your drive.

If you have reformatted your drive and would like access to the drive icon (or some of the other custom icons we’ve created), simply head to our Custom Hard Drive Icons page to download them now.

Once you’ve downloaded OWC’s custom hard drive icons, just follow this step-by-step guide to changing your drive’s current icon. (Note: This tip is compatible with macOS Sierra!)

1) Begin by clicking on your chosen icon and selecting “Get Info” from the File menu (Or, press Command-I). That will bring up a window that looks like this (some dropdown menus may be open, in our image they are all collapsed).

2) Then, click on the picture in the top left corner and press Command-C – or pull down the Edit menu and select “Copy” to copy the hard drive icon.

3) Perform the same “Get Info” (Command-I) on your drive you wish to paste the icon onto.

4) Click on the picture in the top left corner and press Command-V – or pull down the Edit menu and select “Paste” to paste the new icon onto your hard drive.

5) Your drive is ready to go!

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